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Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Venerupis (Genus)
> largillierti (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Metis H. & A. Adams, 1857
=Myrsus H. & A. Adams, 1858
=Paphirus Finlay, 1926
=Pullastra G.B. Sowerby I, 1826
=Venerupis (Paphirus) Finlay, 1926
=Venerupis (Venerupis) Lamarck, 1818
Synonymised Names:
=Ruditapes largillierti (Philippi, 1847)
=Venerupis (Ruditapes) largillierti (Philippi, 1847)
=Venus intermedia Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Venus largillierti Philippi, 1847
Images: Venerupis largillierti (Philippi, 1849)
Whangarei Heads, Northland, NZ. 39mm. © rights reserved
Whangarei Heads, Northland, NZ. 39mm. © rights reserved
Washed up at Tokerau Beach, Northland, NZ. 32mm. © rights reserved
Washed up at Tokerau Beach, Northland, NZ. 32mm. © rights reserved
Taxonomy
Family:
VENERIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Autobranchia (Subclass)
> Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
> Euhetrodonta (Subterclass)
> Imparidentia (Superorder)
> Venerida (Order)
> Veneroidea (Superfamily)
> Veneridae (Family)
> Venerupis (Genus)
> largillierti (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Metis H. & A. Adams, 1857
=Myrsus H. & A. Adams, 1858
=Paphirus Finlay, 1926
=Pullastra G.B. Sowerby I, 1826
=Venerupis (Paphirus) Finlay, 1926
=Venerupis (Venerupis) Lamarck, 1818
Synonymised Names:
=Ruditapes largillierti (Philippi, 1847)
=Venerupis (Ruditapes) largillierti (Philippi, 1847)
=Venus intermedia Quoy & Gaimard, 1835
=Venus largillierti Philippi, 1847
Details: Venerupis largillierti (Philippi, 1849)
Size/Grows to:
Width 75mm, Height 56mm
Distribution:
Three Kings, North, South, Stewart, Auckland, Campbell and Chatham Islands, from 0-450m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.426)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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